Natural Gas Archives

Environment

The West Virginia Speaker of the House Has Conflicts of Interest With the Natural Gas Industry

Roger Hanshaw, a Republican lawyer from Clay County, represents natural gas companies and gas industry lobby groups in his private legal practice while voting on measures that directly affect their businesses.

Ken Ward Jr. & Kate Mishkin

Americans Used Less Coal This Year Than Any Year Since 1979

The low number is part of a steep and steady drop that's been ongoing since 2007.

Francie Diep

Environment

In West Virginia, Regulators Once Again Rewrite the Rules to Appease Energy Interests

After a federal appeals court blocked a permit for the Mountain Valley Pipeline, the state's Department of Environmental Protection is changing standards to subvert the ruling.

Ken Ward Jr.

The Government Proposes Weakening Rules on Methane Emissions

The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to weaken Obama-era rules about leaks of methane, a potent greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming.

Francie Diep

Beth Walker was impeached from the West Virginia Supreme Court.

Environment

How One Judge in West Virginia Gave Natural Gas a Big Victory and Shortchanged Residents

Justice Beth Walker voted to re-open an already decided case around the time her husband owned stock in a variety of energy companies. And that's not even why she's been impeached.

Ken Ward Jr.

News in Brief

A Federal Judge Rules Against West Virginia County in Natural Gas Pipeline Case

It's the second time in two years that the judge has overruled efforts by Fayette leaders to protect their county from what they view as the negative effects of West Virginia's natural gas industry.

Ken Ward Jr.

The boundary of Southern California Gas Company property, where the Aliso Canyon Oil Field is located.

Environment

A Gas Company Settles for $119.5 Million for the Biggest Methane Leak in U.S. History

The leak, which began in October of 2015, led to the release of an estimated 109,000 metric tons of methane into the atmosphere.

Francie Diep

President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping leave a business leaders event at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

Economics

An Ethical Cloud Is Hanging Over China’s Natural Gas Investment Agreement in West Virginia

At least one member of the state’s trade delegation who helped negotiate the deal—a gas industry executive—was also working to help his private company on the trip.

Ken Ward Jr.

Bill Gow at home on his property in Jackson County, Oregon.

Environment

A Massive Pipeline Is Being Planned in Oregon. But Local Landowners Won’t Go Down Without a Fight.

A proposed natural gas pipeline is uniting Oregonians across the political spectrum.

Kate Wheeling

Environment

A Suspension Has Been Lifted for a Controversial Pipeline in Pennsylvania

Sunoco Pipeline will now resume construction activities after receiving a $12.6 million civil penalty for violating construction permits for its Mariner East 2 pipeline project.

Candace Butera